this calls for cosplay!
It's been at least a year since I've gotten my hair cut (probably longer), so it's time again. And I've been thinking of getting something different. Which means I actually bought a hairstyle magazine recently. O_O I haven't done that since my school days!
Saw some cute stuff in the magazine, but nothing that said This Is The One. But... on the back cover was an ad for TheHairStyler.com. And I've been curious about those makeover sites, so I bit and got a three-month membership.
It's quite impressive, actually. I thought it was just "upload your photo, and we stick hairstyles on it". Which, in a nutshell, it IS, but it guides you through tweaking the photo to get it to work well. For instance, it shows you an outline of the various face shapes and asks you to pick the one closest to yours, and then you adjust it so that your face aligns with the outline as best as possible. And when you "try on" each hairstyle, you can shift and zoom your image until it's sitting well on you. Pretty cool.
I couldn't find my tripod (well, the clamp for it, actually) so I did the bathroom mirror thing. I had to do a lot of color adjusting to get it to look even remotely natural, so the picture's kind of crappy, but it was good enough for trying on hairstyles. And I'm really glad I bit and joined the site, because WOW, a lot of stuff I liked looked baaaaaaaaaad on me. It was really amazing to see how the different cuts made me look like a different person. Too damned cool.
So I was flipping through all the choices, and then went, "Hey, it's Yuna's haircut!" (tip: make sure Safe Search is on when searching for images of any of the female Final Fantasy characters. MY EYES!! MY EYES!!!). There were several different Yuna-esque haircuts, and damned if they didn't look reaaaaaally good on me.
Here's the one that I think looks the best. And it's probably the one that's closest to her cut, too. Hee!
Poll So, what do you think?
And yes, if I get her haircut, I will be cosplaying as her. ^_^ I will, at the very least, get an outfit that is inspired by her FFX wardrobe. Though I wouldn't mind doing a full-blown cosplay, either. Always thought she'd be fun to cosplay, as she's not only one of my favorite characters, but I also like her style.
I'd really love to get my haircut before vacation, because that would be awesome, having a new haircut for my birthday. But since I will likely have to buy new glasses soon... I don't think I can afford both. :( But I will try to squeeze every last cent out of my checking account to make this happen, if at all possible.
Saw some cute stuff in the magazine, but nothing that said This Is The One. But... on the back cover was an ad for TheHairStyler.com. And I've been curious about those makeover sites, so I bit and got a three-month membership.
It's quite impressive, actually. I thought it was just "upload your photo, and we stick hairstyles on it". Which, in a nutshell, it IS, but it guides you through tweaking the photo to get it to work well. For instance, it shows you an outline of the various face shapes and asks you to pick the one closest to yours, and then you adjust it so that your face aligns with the outline as best as possible. And when you "try on" each hairstyle, you can shift and zoom your image until it's sitting well on you. Pretty cool.
I couldn't find my tripod (well, the clamp for it, actually) so I did the bathroom mirror thing. I had to do a lot of color adjusting to get it to look even remotely natural, so the picture's kind of crappy, but it was good enough for trying on hairstyles. And I'm really glad I bit and joined the site, because WOW, a lot of stuff I liked looked baaaaaaaaaad on me. It was really amazing to see how the different cuts made me look like a different person. Too damned cool.
So I was flipping through all the choices, and then went, "Hey, it's Yuna's haircut!" (tip: make sure Safe Search is on when searching for images of any of the female Final Fantasy characters. MY EYES!! MY EYES!!!). There were several different Yuna-esque haircuts, and damned if they didn't look reaaaaaally good on me.
Here's the one that I think looks the best. And it's probably the one that's closest to her cut, too. Hee!
Poll So, what do you think?
And yes, if I get her haircut, I will be cosplaying as her. ^_^ I will, at the very least, get an outfit that is inspired by her FFX wardrobe. Though I wouldn't mind doing a full-blown cosplay, either. Always thought she'd be fun to cosplay, as she's not only one of my favorite characters, but I also like her style.
I'd really love to get my haircut before vacation, because that would be awesome, having a new haircut for my birthday. But since I will likely have to buy new glasses soon... I don't think I can afford both. :( But I will try to squeeze every last cent out of my checking account to make this happen, if at all possible.